Paragraph 1 Membership
The Combined Authority shall comprise twenty two members as provided for in the following sub-paragraphs.
Each constituent council must appoint two of its elected members to be members of the Combined Authority.
Each non-constituent council must appoint one of its elected members to be a member of the Combined Authority.
Each constituent council must appoint another of its elected members to act as a member of the Combined Authority in the absence of a member appointed under sub-paragraph (2) (“the substitute member”).
Each non-constituent council must appoint another one of its elected members to act as a member of the Combined Authority in the absence of the member appointed under sub-paragraph (3) (“the substitute member”).
Each Local Enterprise Partnership must nominate one of its members to be a member of the Combined Authority.
Each Local Enterprise Partnership must nominate one of its members to act as a member of the Combined Authority in the absence of the member appointed under sub-paragraph (6) (“the substitute member”).
The Combined Authority must appoint the members nominated by the Local Enterprise Partnerships under sub-paragraph (6) as members of the Combined Authority.
The Combined Authority must appoint the other member nominated by each Local Enterprise Partnership under sub-paragraph (7) to act as a member of the Combined Authority in the absence of the member appointed under sub-paragraph (8).
A person ceases to be a member or substitute member of the Combined Authority if they cease to be a member of—
the constituent council or non-constituent council that appointed them; or
the Local Enterprise Partnership that nominated them.
A person may resign as a member or substitute member of the Combined Authority by written notice served on the proper officer of the council that appointed them or, as the case may be, the chairman or vice-chairman of the Local Enterprise Partnership that nominated them, and the resignation takes effect on receipt of the notice by the proper officer of the council or chairman or a vice-chairman of the Local Enterprise Partnership (as the case may be).
Where a member or substitute member’s appointment ceases by virtue of sub-paragraph (10) or (11)—
the constituent council or the non-constituent council that made the appointment must, as soon as practicable, give written notice of that fact to the Combined Authority and appoint another of its elected members in that person’s place;
the Local Enterprise Partnership that made the nomination must, as soon as practicable, give written notice of that fact to the Combined Authority and nominate another of its members in that person’s place.
The combined authority must appoint a member nominated under sub-paragraph (12)(b) at the next ordinary meeting of the Combined Authority.
A constituent council or non-constituent council may at any time terminate the appointment of a member or substitute member appointed by it to the Combined Authority and appoint another one of its elected members in that person’s place.
Where a constituent council or non-constituent council exercises its power under sub-paragraph (14), it must give written notice of the new appointment and the termination of the previous appointment to the Combined Authority and the new appointment shall take effect and the previous appointment terminate at the end of one week from the date on which the notice is given or such longer period not exceeding one month as is specified in the notice.
A Local Enterprise Partnership may at any time terminate the appointment of a member or substitute member nominated by it to the Combined Authority and nominate another of its members in that person’s place.
Where a Local Enterprise Partnership exercises its power under sub-paragraph (16), it must give written notice of the new nomination and the termination of the previous appointment to the Combined Authority.
The Combined Authority must appoint a member nominated under sub-paragraph (17) and the new appointment shall take effect and the previous appointment terminate at the end of one week from the date on which the notice is given or such longer period not exceeding one month as is specified in the notice.
For the purposes of this paragraph, an elected mayor of a constituent council or non-constituent council is to be treated as a member of the constituent council or non-constituent council.